Recipe #33 BBQ "The Whole Chicken"

This week I would like to share a fun way to BBQ the "whole chicken". It is called by some chefs the "Flattened Chicken".

http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/theappetizer/archive/2009/05/30/bonnie-stern-this-time-of-year-tastes-like-rhubarb.aspx

Bonnie Stern and Mark McEwan are 2 notable chefs who prepare chicken using this method. It is not a new method but a re-visited way to prepare a tasty meal using the whole chicken. The chicken just cooks more evenly.

Step 1 is to find the plumpest chicken you can.

Step 2 - Cut the backbone out of the chicken with chicken shears or a sharp large knife

Step 3 - Push down on the breast bone to flatten the chicken

Step 4 - Skewer the chicken with 3 metal skewers

Step 5 - Rub with olive oil, ground sea salt, ground pepper, 1 tsp "Pride of Szeged" chicken rub

Step 6 - Start your BBQ at medium heat

Place chicken in upper rack of BBQ - breast side down

Reduce heat to low - cook 20 minutes

Flip the chicken and BBQ for another 20 minutes

Flip again and cook for 10 minutes and then baste with your favourite BBQ sauce.

Flip again and baste the other side - cook for 10 minutes

Your chicken is ready to carve and serve. Just add your favourite salad and your healthy dinner is ready!